The school federation has officially dropped the mask requirement for our children. Thank you to the 335 people who stood firm to ensure our kids follow the law. Stay alert and keep watching the school board to ensure this remains the final policy.
April 23, 2021
Children at Selsdon Primary and Heavers Farm should not be forced to wear masks as per government ruling.
Final supporters
Selsdon Primary School and Heavers Farm Primary School owned by the same federation are making it compulsory for children to wear face masks all day other than for eating or PE lessons. The law states that under 11’s or primary age children are exempt from wearing masks. It is completely unreasonable to expect children aged from 5 years old to wear a mask for 6 hours a day.
Please sign the petition to show that you do not agree with the schools decision to undermine the law.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
February 26, 2021
February 26, 2021
The federation remains silent on our concerns but your engagement is forcing them to notice our opposition. Send an email to the school board today to demand they align their policy with the official government ruling.
February 25, 2021
The momentum behind this petition proves that families are not willing to accept these unreasonable policies for our children. Send this link to three friends right now and post it on your Facebook wall to ensure our message reaches the school board.
Reached 100 supporters
February 24, 2021
February 22, 2021
We are approaching one hundred signatures and need a final push to hit that marker today. Text this link to three local parents right now so we can move this to the next level.
116 Comments
My god daughter with a medical condition goes to this school absolutely ludicrous that infant age children should have to wear face coverings all day.
Follow government guidelines . A compromise would be in communal areas Classroom is a bubble therefore no need to wear and would be a distraction for kids
Disgusting. What child can wear a mask for six hours and not get I’ll. what r you trying to prove makes me feel I’ll just thinking about it. They are meant to be changed every 20 mins how many masks do you want them to carry. Half of these pupils can’t even afford lunch let alone 5 clean sterile masks a day.
What is the medical evidence that primary school children need to wear masks? I saw an online discussion by the BMJ which concluded that transmission in primary schools is less common and mostly related to staff rather than children. Getting primary school children to wear masks is madness.
It is not only cruel to impose this on young children but unlawful as well. I am appalled that anyone responsible for the care of primary school children would behave in this way. I am a retired primary school headteacher.
Disgusting and now they are backtracking.
Absolutely disgraceful- 4-11 in face masks...Put the teachers before little kids. BMJ even said it’s detrimental to learning. Kids suffering all day in masks and they are so young! Unbelievable and wrong! Irresponsible and disgusting decision made by this school !! You should be ashamed !
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The school federation has officially dropped the mask requirement for our children. Thank you to the 335 people who stood firm to ensure our kids follow the law. Stay alert and keep watching the school board to ensure this remains the final policy.
April 23, 2021
Children at Selsdon Primary and Heavers Farm should not be forced to wear masks as per government ruling.
Final supporters
Selsdon Primary School and Heavers Farm Primary School owned by the same federation are making it compulsory for children to wear face masks all day other than for eating or PE lessons. The law states that under 11’s or primary age children are exempt from wearing masks. It is completely unreasonable to expect children aged from 5 years old to wear a mask for 6 hours a day.
Please sign the petition to show that you do not agree with the schools decision to undermine the law.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
February 26, 2021
February 26, 2021
The federation remains silent on our concerns but your engagement is forcing them to notice our opposition. Send an email to the school board today to demand they align their policy with the official government ruling.
February 25, 2021
The momentum behind this petition proves that families are not willing to accept these unreasonable policies for our children. Send this link to three friends right now and post it on your Facebook wall to ensure our message reaches the school board.
Reached 100 supporters
February 24, 2021
February 22, 2021
We are approaching one hundred signatures and need a final push to hit that marker today. Text this link to three local parents right now so we can move this to the next level.
116 Comments
Ive been going in to schools delivering school vaccines and not once have any of the primary schools mentioned or even thought about enforcing masks on under 11's. Why enforce something deemed unecessary? Children have had it hard enough without more rules placed on them
My god daughter with a medical condition goes to this school absolutely ludicrous that infant age children should have to wear face coverings all day.
Follow government guidelines . A compromise would be in communal areas Classroom is a bubble therefore no need to wear and would be a distraction for kids
Disgusting. What child can wear a mask for six hours and not get I’ll. what r you trying to prove makes me feel I’ll just thinking about it. They are meant to be changed every 20 mins how many masks do you want them to carry. Half of these pupils can’t even afford lunch let alone 5 clean sterile masks a day.
What is the medical evidence that primary school children need to wear masks? I saw an online discussion by the BMJ which concluded that transmission in primary schools is less common and mostly related to staff rather than children. Getting primary school children to wear masks is madness.
It is not only cruel to impose this on young children but unlawful as well. I am appalled that anyone responsible for the care of primary school children would behave in this way. I am a retired primary school headteacher.
Disgusting and now they are backtracking.
Absolutely disgraceful- 4-11 in face masks...Put the teachers before little kids. BMJ even said it’s detrimental to learning. Kids suffering all day in masks and they are so young! Unbelievable and wrong! Irresponsible and disgusting decision made by this school !! You should be ashamed !
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Ive been going in to schools delivering school vaccines and not once have any of the primary schools mentioned or even thought about enforcing masks on under 11's. Why enforce something deemed unecessary? Children have had it hard enough without more rules placed on them